Body found in Terragon cow dip identified as beloved grandmother Yvonne Whear

Key points

• Police are now treating the death of Yvonne Whear, 73, as a homicide after a post-mortem examination. Her body was found on October 5 in a disused stock dip at Terragon, near Murwillumbah in NSW, after she was reported missing in February.
• Acting Superintendent Matt Zimmer said police believe someone in the community knows what happened and urged them to come forward. Investigators are focused on the isolated site and plan further inquiries into her car, which was found in the Rous River in September.
• Anyone with information has been urged to contact Crime Stoppers or Tweed Heads Police.